REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF TYNWALD COURT Douglas, Tuesday, June 21, 1966 Present: The Governor (Sir Ronald pleased to approve the appointment of Garvey, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., M.B.E.) In the Very Reverend George Eric Gordon, the Council: Deemster S. J. Kneale, Provost of Chelmsford, to the vacant C.B.E., the Attorney-General (Mr D. D. bishopric of Sodor and Man. The Rev. Lay„ T.D.), Sir Ra:ph Stevenson, Gordon was previously both Vice- G.C.M.G., Messrs J. B. Bolton, G. C. Gale, Principal and later Principal of the J. H. Nicholls, 0.B.E., J. C. Nivison., C. C. former Bishop Wilson College between McFee, H. H. Radcliffe with Mr E. R. the years 1931 and 1942, and is con- St. A. Davies, M.B.E., Government nected by marriage to a Manx family. Secretary and Clerk to the Council. In I am sure, gentlemen, that you would the Keys: The Speaker (Mr H. C. like to join with me in sending to the Kerruish, 0.B.E.), Messrs T. F. Cork- Bishop-elect our congratulations and hill, H. D. C. MacLeod, E. N. Crowe, good wishes for a happy time with us R. E. S. Kerruish, E. R. Moore, W. E. here. Quayle, J. R. Creer, H. S. Cain, A. H. Members: Hear, hear! Simcocks, T. C. Faragher, T. H. Cole- bourn, J. E. Callister, T. A. Corkish, J. J. Bell, P. Coupe, W. B. Kaneen, G. V. H. Kneale, J. M. Cain, 0.B.E., R. Mac- LETTER FROM NEW Donald, A. S. Kelly, Sir Henry Sugden, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., with Mr T. E. Kermeen, Secretary to the House. The Governor: I also, gentlemen, received yesterday, a letter from my successor in office, Sir Peter Stallard, and he informs me that he will be APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE assuming duty here, being sworn in, taking his oath of office, on the 7th The Governor: I have apologies, September. gentlemen, from Mr Percy Radcliffe who is away from the Island, and also from Mr Harcourt Matthews, who has not yet fully returned to robust health. STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR — CONSUMER PROTECTION The Governor: I have circulated, ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW gentlemen, a statement dealing with LORD BISHOP the ticketing of foodstuffs as follows:— The Governor: It gives me pleasure In Tynwald Court on November 16th, this morning to announce to the Court 1965, the hon.. member for .Garff, Mr a release from No. 10 Downing Street Moore, asked whether I would ensure at 10-30 this morning. It is with that ready-cut joints of meat carried, reference to the appointment of the in addition to price, a description of new Bishop. The Queen has been the cut. On February 15th, 1966, in Apologies for Absence.—Announcement of new Lord Bishop.—Letter from New Lieutenant-Governor.—Statement by His Excellency the Lieuten an I-Govern or—Consumer Protection. 1728 TYNWALD COURT, JUNE 21, 1966 Tynwald, the hon. member for Rushen, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SPRING Mr Faragher, asked me to consider TRAPS) BILL making it compulsory for grades of The Governor: I call upon the meat to be separately labelled in learned Attorney-General to speak butchers' shops as first, second or third with reference to the suggested amend- grade. I referred this matter to the ments to the Cruelty to Animals Food Council for their views and they (Spring Traps) Bill, 1966. have reported that they do not recommend any extension of the The Attorney-General: May it please present arrangements whereby all first Your Excellency, I beg to move the quality Manx beef is so marked, and esolution:— all retailers of meat are required to That the Cruelty to Animals (Spring Traps) exhibit on their premises a list showing Bill. 1966, be amended on the lines suggested by Her Majesty's Government as set out in the prices of the various cuts. The tho Memorandum circulated under Standing Council consider that any further Order 159 of Tynwald, and signed as so requirement would be an unnecessary amended. burden on one class of retailer as It is a technical amendment one might opposed to vendors of other foodstuffs. say, but it is a desirable one. I beg to For the same reason the Council feel move the resolution, Your Excellency. unable to recommend any action with regard to the other matters referred Mr Kaneen: I beg to second, Your to in the question by Mr Moore, that Excellency. is the ticketing of fish with the name It was agreed. of the fish and the display of menus The Governor: Then the Bill can be outside catering establishments. circulated immediately for signature ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE COURT ASSENT TO ACTS The Governor: The bills are now The Governor; Under item 1 of our signed and I will call upon the Clerk agenda I have the honour to announce of the Court to lay papers. to Tynwald in accordance with the terms of Section 2 of the Acts of The Clerk: I have the honour to lay Tynwald (Emergency Promulgation) before the Court:— Act, 1916, that the Royal Assent was Transport Commission, 1966- -Rety-A given to the following Acts on May of Transport Commission. 16th, 1966: Tenancy of Business Premises Act, 1966; Dangerous Drugs Duties of Customs—Anti-Dumping Act, 1966; Castletown Town Act, 1966; Duty (Isle of Man) Order, 1966 and to the following Act on May 23rd, (Revocation) Order, 1966. (Government 1966: Customs (Isle of Man) Act, 1966; Circular No. 16/66). and to the following Acts on June 9th, Representation of the People 8111, 1966: Joint Electricity Authority Act, 1966—Draft Absent Voters' Regulu- 1966; Affiliation Proceedings Act, 1966. tions, 1966. Draft Representation of the People Regulations, 1966. Whitley Council Agreements—Isle of Man Civil Service—Amendments of BILLS FOR SIGNATURE Salary Scale, Professional Division. The Clerk of the Court: I have the (Government Circular No. 11/66). honour to lay before the Court the Amendment of Salary Scale, Technical following Bills for Signature—Finance and General Division. (Government (Export Rebates) Bill; Licensing Bill. Circular No. 12/66). Announcement of Royal Assent to Acts.—Bills for Signature. Cruelty to Animals (Spring Traps) Bill --Papers laid before the Court. TYNWALD COURT, JUNE 21, 1966 1729 Isle of Man Civil Service, Act, 19t2— Such committee to have the power to Inclusion of the Gaming Board of co-opt such other persons to serve on Control. (Government Circular No. it as may from time to time appear 19/66). desirable to it, and to incur any Superannuation (Officers of Boards) necessary expenditure for the afore- Acts, 1934 to 1939—Inclusion of the said purposes on the authority of His Gaming Board of Control. (Govern- Excellency and to report such expendi- ment Circular No. 20/66), ture to Tynwald." Your Excellency's Winter Unemployment — Statement action in creating this committee was by the chairman of the Employment endorsed by Tynwald on May 17th, and Advisory Committee. we held our first official meeting immediately following that announce- Annual Reports— ment. We had in fact had our first Report of the Food Council of the unofficial meeting on the morning the Isle of Man for the year ended Decem- strike began on May 16th. Since that ber 31st, 1965. time we have had 15 official meetings Annual Report of the Government and a good many more unofficial Analyst for the year ended December meetings with as many of the members 31st, 1965. as could be mustered when urgent arrangements had to be made to deal Annual Report of the Isle of Man with a situation which changed either Police Board for the year ended March in terms •of fact, or sometimes, more 31st, 1966. importantly, in atmosphere, certainly Annual Report of the Isle of Man from day to day, and sometimes almost Civil Service Commission for the year from hour to hour. I think it is essen- ended December 31st, 1965. tial for me to explain, sir, in th.e first Industrial Development—Tenth Bi- place that the functions of this com- Annual Report from the Industrial mittee are exactly what its terms of Advisory Council to Tynwald. reference say. It was, and is, no part of this committee in any way to take sides in the strike. The dispute is between the Shipowners' Federation STRIKE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE and the National Union of Seamen. The — STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN Steam Packet Company and the Ram- sey Steamship Company are members The Governor: Item 5—I call upon of the former and the seamen on their the chairman of the Str:ke Emergency respective boats are members of the Committee to make a statement. latter. Neither ship-owners, nor local The Speaker: Your Excel'ency, the seamen, therefore, could avoid being Strike Emergency Committee set up by drawn into the dispute, even if either Your Excellency, with the approval of party wished to make a separate Tynwald, think it our duty to this hon. agreement, that is on the side, so as Court to give some account of our to isolate the Island from the effects stewardship to date. As chairman of of the strike: Several shipp:ng lines, that committee, it falls to me to pre- you may have noted, have offered to sent that account. We were set up, meet the seamen's terms, but the Your Excellency, on May 16th with the National Union of Seamen, so far, have following terms of reference, "(a) To insisted on this being a national strike keep the effect of the present strike to be terminable only by a National of the National Union of Seamen under "all-embracing" agreement.